Go ahead, I DARE you to question where I get my protein.

I get quite tired of being asked where I get my protein and frustrated with the unnecessary concern about if I'm getting enough. Truth is, sufficient and accurate knowledge about plant-based protein sources is uncommon within the general American public these days, even personal trainers and exercise scientists with degrees focusing on human anatomy and physiology, surprisingly...It is woeful how the meat industries in America have so influenced the populous to the point where common belief is that a meal is not a meal without a piece of meat. Beef, it's not the only thing that's for dinner. The Standard American Diet revolves around animal flesh to meet protein requirements for several traditional and political reasons, when plant-based sources are more beneficial and more than sufficient in countless ways.

Muscle-building vegans are not some myth; In fact they're likely more common than you think.

I read nearly every word of all of the following extremely informative and current resources and I encourage you to read them as well if looking to be a high-performance vegan athlete. Some of these articles and reports are more scholarly than others, but they're all very fascinating and enlightening.

http://www.criticalbench.com/build_muscle_vegetarian_diet.htm

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=menu_nutrition

http://www.nealhendrickson.com/PDF/PDFMc030900NL.pdf

http://connectiondev.lww.com/Products/dudek/documents/PDFs/2724-03_pp44-64.pdf

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mahler53.htm

http://frontrangecrossfit.typepad.com/nutrition/files/the_zone_diet_for_crossfit.pdf

http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2010/04/vegan-protein-faqs-sources-of-weight.html

http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/03/gladiators-were-vegan-video.html

http://engine2diet.com/